Breakthroughs in Neuro-Cognitive Disorders 2017

Early and accurate diagnosis of dementia is an important component of a comprehensive plan to detect, diagnose, and manage the disease. However, dementia remains underdetected and suboptimally managed in primary and secondary care environments. These include gaps regarding new insights into the pathogenesis of dementia-related disorders, role of genetics, evidence supporting preventive interventions, and efficacy of treatments as well as how to weigh those factors in clinical practice decisions and counsel patients and their family. Through aknowledgeable approach to diagnosis of dementia and use of current therapeutic options, providers will be able to incorporate the most up-to-date research into their clinical practice and, thus, optimize patient outcomes.